bishopdonmiguel;255989 Wrote: > Interesting comment. Lately I've been thinking just the opposite. I am > long-time SD supporter who owns 6 units, but I am also desperate to > retire the 250W PC that does nothing except power SlimServer 24/7. I've > been secretly hoping SD would get it together by offering a low-power > "server" appliance (i.e. a flash based koolu) that would do nothing > except run their software and access my files from a low-power NAS. > Thus, SD could control the hardware and controller which should allow > for a stable user experience while I just bring my files to the party. > Their latest gadget appears to reinforce the fundamental belief that the > server should be provided and maintained by the user. Honestly, I'm > tired of being a server admin for this stuff. I've got better things > to do and I just want to listen to music without worrying about my > electric bill or why the server stops streaming for no apparent reason.
There's a few options--one of the SD employees mentioned a FitPC next to his NAS (http://www.fit-pc.com/) which has enough horsepower to run SC 7.0, and at 5 watts really can't be beat on power consumption. SlimCD on a low power server of any kind, either with internal disks or mounting a NAS, would burn much less than a standard desktop PC. I recently upgraded from a Kuro Box HG to a custom server based on a JetWay Mini-ITX board, and 2x500GB hard drives. My whole network infrastructure (server, cable modem, router) pulls about 60 watts, and that's without optimizing the CPU which has lots of power management states. Some days I wish Slim Devices had a server appliance that would solve the problem that Sonos doesn't have to (but having not seen Sonos I don't know how easy or hard it is to get it configured, and after all it's basically running some sort of server somewhere, it's just hiding more.) It's certainly theoretically possible (a rebranded FitPC perhaps) but it isn't something that Slim or Logitech really have as a core business, so I see why they don't. Having said that, there's probably a 3rd party opportunity here. -- mrfantasy --Mike ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mrfantasy's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=1127 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=41911 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
